Bib. I'm usually one of Danny's biggest defenders but maybe the cast keep a dignified silence when he gobs off.

Serach Danny Dyer and Benedict Cumberbatch on Google. Danny has a weird and nasty vendetta against the guy. Keep dismissing Danny's comments as a public act, to me its something far more serious and unsettling.

Earlier in the thread I mentioned specifically that he had a lot of cast members attend his wedding and I think that's what LHolmes was referring to specifically when she cited my opinion. I doubt he'd have invited them/they would have attended if they were merely tolerating him. To me, being at someone's wedding suggests he's close to quite a few of them.

Even if Danny made the comments about Steve and Adam as a joke do you think being humlilated over their 'lack of experience' is something both of them will appreciate? he should not have brought their names into it. They wouldn't have asked him to say that.

Likewise with the cast and crews of Emmerdale and Coronation St. Do you think they will be happy he claims they aren't fit to 'lace EastEnders boots' ? ITV issued a denial when The Sun claimed Corrie actors had been calling EastEnders 'Deadnders' notice the BBC haven't denied Danny's comments.

We have no idea what Adam and Steve's feelings on this are but I don't think it's helpful to assume they're humiliated. For all we know there's an ongoing, good-natured ribbing on set with Danny giving them a load of sass for being 'old timers' and them telling him to go back to making straight to DVD movies. They might all be reading this interview on set today and having a good old laugh at Danny dressing up as a king on the front cover and describing himself an absolutely amazing actor. Literally, nobody knows apart from the actors concerned.

Regardless of the guys on EE, the other soaps actors deserves a bit more respect Elly. If you don't know people very well then it's very easy to insult them without meaning it.

It's like any work environment. You need to know who to say stuff too

Yes, I realise it's s a generally held view, sadly. Unfortunately the reality is that there aren't t many jobs out their full stop, within or out with arts/ cultural/ heritage sectors, so actually anyone involved in a soap has done very well IMO to get that job, whether they are writers, actors or crew. That particularly applies when they are not London,- based. It doesn't t matter how creative you want to be, you still have to pay bills, so there will always be some compromise. Sadly lots of people have to give up or compromise on their dreams because they don't t have other sources of money to support them while they make a name for themselves.

Other soap actors have slagged off EE in the past and will no doubt continue to do so in the future. Just the other week there was an article about Corrie actors calling EE 'DeadEnders'. Yes, that may have been completely made-up by the press, but if they're going to trade off the rivalry in soaps then why can't Danny join in? It's just exaggerated football-style posturing and as EE are now pretty much the underdog as far as ratings are concerned, it's not like he's kicking anybody when they're down.

That was made up completely so I don't think it's fair to equate that to corrie actors when it was basically a lie by the tabloids Elly.

I see your point about Danny but I think that there should be an element of professionalism

Yeah we've seen signs of that going on with actors on the show before like Matt Di Angelo ribbing Richard Blackwood over not knowing what lemon zest is on Sunday Brunch. And at one point Danny was bantering with Adam on Twitter and tweeted him an old picture of Ian with his moustache. They also seemed fine together on the Graham Norton Show, something bass55 reminded me of earlier in the thread, when Danny made jokey comments about EastEnders being a retirement home.


I presume he does know some of the actors on other soaps sorcha from charity/awards events. I know he's good mates with Alison King.

We can't say for sure it was made up completely though I agree it probably was. In the past, however, Corrie actors in particular have apparently been quite catty about EE.

I don't really care about professionalism in such a fickle industry as the entertainment one. In fact I quite enjoy it when actors and singers are petty. It's way more interesting to witness and discuss. Look at all the comments this thread has generated. Danny knows there's a market for this type of thing and plays on that. Good luck to him, I say. I would say that if he has upset Steve and Adam, that is completely unacceptable as it would inevitably lead to a bad atmosphere on set. But without knowing the full story, I'm happy to believe that Danny knew what he was doing with this interview.

Lets say if Jack P. Shepherd said EastEnders wasn't fit to lace Corrie's boots would it be dismissed as banter?

Likewise if Danny Miller had said it.

By some, yes. By others, no. Much like this thread, there are people who fall on either side of the argument.

Oh Elly you know how much of a fan I am of Danny and I usually enjoy his potty mouthed responses on twitter and the likes and he was completely in the right over the ahem mark wright incident.

I'm just not a fan of soap wars. Anyone who works on whatever soaps deserve equal respect including Danny himself

It would usually lead to a discussion along the lines of this one

Depends. Are either of those two well known for 'playing a part'/being a wind-up in interviews?

It's worth remembering that most of the posts in this thread have criticised Danny for what he's said.

I wouldn't t be surprised if the Star has taken some comments that were meant lightly and just run with them. They don't t give a monkey's s who' s reputation they ruinFamous people just have to be so careful! Maybe Danny should hire a personal editor before he goes on Twitter or elsewhere

Fair point. The tabloids love stirring the pot

As for Danny on twitter I don't want him to ever change . How he deals with trolls is epic

He also favourited one of my tweets before

Claim to fame!

To be fair Danny does say in the interview that working on a soap is the hardest acting gig in the world so I assume he means that's the case for all soap actors. And don't get me wrong, if someone else slagged him or EE off and he played the victim card I'd find that hypocritical and wouldn't even try to defend him. But I just take his comments as part of the soap rivalry.

Because he can only play himself, if he had to play a part with a different accent he would be lost. Revolting little man.

You haven't seen borstal boy then I take it.

While the way he is isn't to everyone's taste, including obviously yours, I think that's uncalled for. JMO.

To be fair he was OK in the film I saw him in about football hooligans but it hardly strected him as an actor. Overall he comes across as a very limited actor. There are far better soap actors past and present than him. I mainly just wish we had a better family central to EE than the dreary Carters.

A very good point!!